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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

First Solar, Inc. Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on May 23, 2012

Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the annual

stockholders’ meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or

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Stockholder Meeting Notice & Admission Ticket

First Solar, Inc.’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on May 23, 2012 at the Desert Willow Conference Center,

4340 East Cotton Center Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85040 at 9:00 a.m. Local Time.

Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed, FOR Proposal 2 and AGAINST Proposals 3 and 4.

Election of Directors: 01—Michael J. Ahearn 02—Richard D. Chapman 03—George A. Hambro

04—Craig Kennedy 05—James F. Nolan 06—William J. Post

07—J. Thomas Presby 08—Paul H. Stebbins 09—Michael Sweeney

Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year

ending December 31, 2012.

Stockholder proposal regarding majority voting standard.

Stockholder proposal regarding board diversity.

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FIRST SOLAR, INC. Annual Meeting

May 23, 2012

May 23, 2012 9:00 AM MDT

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Desert Willow Conference Ctr

4340 E Cotton Center Boulevard

Phoenix, Arizona 85040

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The Board of Directors recommends that you

vote FOR the following:

1. Election of Directors

Nominees

01 Michael J. Ahearn 02 Richard D. Chapman 03 George A. Hambro 04 Craig Kennedy 05 James F. Nolan

06 William J. Post 07 J. Thomas Presby 08 Paul H. Stebbins 09 Michael Sweeney

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):

Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting

Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal(s):

Stockholder proposal regarding majority voting standard.

Stockholder proposal regarding board diversity.

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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